Jesse L. Reno facts for kids

Jesse L. Reno
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	Jesse Lee Reno
Born	April 20, 1823; Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia)
Died	September 14, 1862 (aged 39); near Boonsboro, Maryland
Place of burial	Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, D.C.)
Allegiance	United States; Union
Service/branch	United States Army; Union Army
Years of service	1846–1862
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Mount Vernon Arsenal, IX Corps
Battles/wars	Mexican–American War; American Civil War Burnside's North Carolina Expedition Battle of Roanoke Island; Battle of New Bern; Battle of South Mills; ; Northern Virginia Campaign; Maryland Campaign Battle of South Mountain †; ;

Jesse Lee Reno (April 20, 1823 – September 14, 1862) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War, in the Utah War, on the western frontier and as a Union General during the American Civil War from West Virginia. Known as a "soldier's soldier" who fought alongside his men, he was killed while commanding a corps at Fox's Gap during the Battle of South Mountain. Reno, Nevada; Reno County, Kansas; Reno, Ohio; El Reno, Oklahoma; Reno, Pennsylvania; Fort Reno (Oklahoma); and Fort Reno Park in Washington, D.C. were named after him.

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